Psychoses of the Schizophrenic Spectrum in Twins A Discussion on the Nature - Nurture Debate in the Etiology of “Endogenous” Psychoses
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Vienna
Springer Vienna
1999, 1999
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1999 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The diagnostic dilemma in psychiatry
- The nature - nurture controversy
- Methods of clinical genetics in psychiatry
- General remarks on twin origination
- Biology of twin origination
- Frequency of twin births
- The twins method in research
- Characteristics of the twin constellation
- The methodological basis of twin research
- Classical twin studies in schizophrenia research
- Severity of illness and concordance rates
- Concordance/discordance and familial pattern
- Concordance/discordance and handedness
- Concordance rate of dizygotic twins and other sibling morbidity rate
- Monozygotic twins reared apart
- Frequency of schizophrenia in twins
- Studies of monozygotic twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia
- Further questions
- Methodology of a systematic twin study
- Twin survey methodology and zygosity diagnosis
- Methodology of psychiatric diagnostics
- Determining the criteria for concordance/discordance
- Selection of further test variables
- Results
- Results of the twin survey and zygosity diagnosis
- Psychiatric diagnoses
- Demographic data of the subjects
- Concordance rates
- Case studies
- Summary of the family history
- Birth history in the intra-pair comparison
- Role assignment in the twin constellation
- Handedness of test persons
- Discussion
- Role assignment (dominant/subordinate) and handedness ....
- Comparability of diagnoses
- Demographic data in polydiagnostic comparison
- Varying genetic dispositions
- The absence of schizophrenic subgroups among twins
- The influence of pre- and perinatal complications
- The role of prenatal developmental disorders
- Acknowledgements